Attaching The Telescope To The Mount - Celestron The G-8 11023 Instruction Manual

Attaching the Telescope
to the Mount
NOTE:
12 • The G-8
With the mount fully assembled, you are ready to attach the telescope to the
mount.
• Before you attach the optical tube, fully tighten the right ascension and
declination clamps. This will prevent the telescope from moving
suddenly once attached to the mount.
1. Loosen the hand knob on the side of the CG-5 mount.
2. Slide the dovetail bar that is attached to the telescope onto the CG-5
mount (see figure 2-8).
3. Tighten the knob on the CG-5 mount to hold the telescope in place.
Never loosen any of the knobs on the telescope tube or mount. Also, be sure
that the corrector end of the telescope is pointing away from the ground at all
times.
This illustration shows the correct mounting procedure for the optical tube onto the CG-5
mount. The dovetail slide bar has been attached to the telescope tube and is ready to
attach to the CG-5 mount.
Figure 2-8